audi 200/audi 5000 dash

[Tony Hoffman]

That was sort of my thought. And, I'm not 100% sure the mounting
points for the 200 dash are there int he 5000, although that could be
remedied fairly easily. But, the 200 cluster is wired with different
connectors, so you need to cut and splice those as well. However, as
the bodies are basically the same, It certainly will not require any
modification of the dash itself, as I've had to occasionally do in the
past.

I do have the schematics for both cars, so I can be of help there, if
you need. I'd do some measuring on the door pannels to make sure they
will work with the 200 dash. BTW, you are also planning on using the
center console as well, right? I don't think it could be done easily
without that.

Tony Hoffman

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM, DeWitt Harrison <six-rs at comcast.net> wrote:
> It may be possible to install the dash from a 200 into a 5000 but
> I'm pretty sure you will not be able to stop there as one somewhat
> different interior bit is connected to the next somewhat different
> interior bit and so on until the complete interior, including door
> trim panels must be swapped out. Then you get into issues with
> the door handle mechanisms and parking brake differences. The
> dashboard location of some electrical control modules differs
> between the two models also. I wouldn't go there.
>
> The seats will all swap out just fine, though, if you also swap
> out the electrical connectors for the front seats (some rewiring
> required).
>
> DeWitt Harrison
> 5000CS
>